HuGeo 5.1: "The Secret War" and Hmong Immigration to America

HuGeo 5.1 Hmong in America

The Secret War

Hmong people are in America for one big reason. The American army asked the Hmong to fight with us during the Vietnam War. Soldiers say the Hmong were the best allies we've ever had.

The Secret War

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Multiple Choice

The _____ was a result of Ho Chi Minh trying to take control of South Vietnam.

• War of 1812

• Aleutian War

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

Multiple Choice

The Secret War was a "covert" operation. What does covert mean?

• Sleeping

• Out of the way

• undercover

• to be lost

Multiple Choice

This Hmong military leader was hired by the CIA to form a secret army in the Laotian highlands.

• General Vang Pao

• President Trump

Multiple Choice

When did the Secret War end?

• 1900

• 1975

• 1870

• 2020

Multiple Choice

The Hmong were persecuted by the Laos Communist Party because...

• of their religion.

• the USA won the war.

• the Hmong helped the USA fight against them.

• they were not from Laos.

Multiple Choice

After fleeing the Pathet Lao, the Hmong escaped to the refugee camps in ___.

• Mongolia

• Laos

• Thailand

• China

Multiple Choice

To escape the Pathet Lao, the Hmong refugees crossed the ___________ to make it into Thailand.

• Yellow River

• Mekong River

• Pacific Ocean

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

Multiple Choice

What do we call someone who is forced to leave their homeland (for safety reasons)?

• immigrant

• emigrant

• refugee

Multiple Select

Many Hmong came to the USA as refugees from the Vietnam War. Which are true?

• The American government had to help the Hmong come here. We told the Hmong that they were part of the American army.

• The Hmong did not know they were a "secret". They fought with us during the Vietnam war and we abandoned them to their enemy.

• By the war's end, between 30,000 and 40,000 Hmong soldiers had been killed in combat during the "Secret War".

• Between 2,500 and 3,000 Hmong soldiers were missing in action after the "Secret War".

Multiple Choice

How did the Hmong end up in Minnesota?

• Minnesota churches sponsored them.

• There were jobs here.

• They followed their families here.

• All of them.